Caribbean Energy Innovation Contest IDEAS 2012 Launched by IDB

Caribbean Energy Innovation Contest IDEAS 2012 Launched by IDB

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Savannah Beach Hotel, Hastings Christ Church, Barbados, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the Caribbean Energy Innovation Contest IDEAS 2012. According to the IDB website, individuals, enterprises and organizations based in the Caribbean are invited to submit proposals focusing on adoption, innovation, assimilation, development and transfer of technologies in renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and fossil fuel substitution by April 30, 2012. Awards of up to US$200,000 are offered for projects and enterprises which promote energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the Caribbean region. Applications should be submitted electronically – details and guidance are available at www.iadb.org/ideas. Grant winners will be announced July 15, 2012.